History BittersweetEnding / LiveActionFilms

* ''Film/{{Bloodthirsty}}'' has one bitter enough to a point it would almost be a downer: Vaughn is defeated and Grey has finished her album, but Grey also unknowingly killed her beloved girlfriend and had to kill her birth father, and she's now realized she's a werewolf still experiencing the strong desires to consume bloody meat. It may well cause her to harm someone else. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, it's never stated whether the album was a success or not]].

* ''Film/Jack1996'': It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's [[RapidAging condition]], but everybody he knows will sadly outlive him, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], and he'll likely be dead by the time he turns 25. In the film's final film, Jack, now physically resembling an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation; he gives a speech saying not to worry about how much time you have, but to cherish every moment and live life to the fullest, then rides off with his friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'':
** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'': Peter has managed to defeat The Lizard, cure Dr. Connors of his reptilian alter-ego, and prevent New York from turning into lizards, but Captain Stacy is dead, he has to cut Gwen out of his life at the request of her late father, he still fails to find Uncle Ben's killer, and someone is conspiring against him from the shadows. However, he does indicate he's planning on breaking that promise.
** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'': Definitely more bitter than sweet, as Gwen is dead, Gustav Fiers is planning on assembling the Sinister Six to take him down for good, and now there's a new villain in the form of The Rhino rampaging around New York--all of which leaves Peter bitter and broken. But Green Goblin and Electro are defeated, New York is safe from their wrath, and he's managed to learn the truth about his parent's deaths. And no matter what the pain, New York still needs Spider-Man.

* ''Film/BatmanReturns'': Batman is able to defeat Max Schreck and the Penguin, but he fails to save Catwoman from herself and her desire for revenge.
-->'''Catwoman:''' Bruce... I would love to live with you in your castle... Forever, just like in a fairy tale... ''(scratches Batman's face)'' But I just couldn't live with myself, so don't pretend this is a happy ending!
* ''Film/TheBatman2022'': On the bitter side, Riddler has flooded Gotham, there's a massive power vacuum left from Carmine Falcone's death, Catwoman decides to hightail it out of the city for better parts, and a lot of nasty corruption and criminality has come to light from Riddler exposing the city's powerful elite. Worse yet, a certain [[ComicBook/TheJoker cellmate of his]] has taken an interest in the riddle-spouting vigilante. But Batman, having seen the monster he's become (and those he's inspired in the wrong way), accepts that he has to be a symbol of hope for this city, both as Bruce Wayne and as his alter-ego. There's still a lot of rebuilding to do, and Gotham now has a mayor who's fully on the side of good, but the next time that light shines in the sky, it won't be just a call; it will be a sign to the city that the Dark Knight will be there to help.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': While Joker and Two-Face may have been defeated, Harvey Dent is killed after having become a raging lunatic, and Batman, after having to break his ThouShaltNotKill rule to save the life of Gordon's son from the insane Harvey, decides to take the fall for all the people Harvey killed as Two-Face in order to prevent the criminals he put away from being released, meaning that he's now wanted by the police. Oh, and the love of his life is dead, too, without him knowing that she was planning on marrying Harvey because she couldn't deal with his double life.
** The end of ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' seems to head this way, with Gotham saved by Batman but those who knew his true identity mourning the HeroicSacrifice that saved them all. This is ultimately subverted however, as they learn (or are at least given enough information to infer) that [[EarnYourHappyEnding Bruce Wayne faked his death and retired, putting his demons to rest at last]].

* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'':
** In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', after undergoing emotional/psychological hardship for most of his life and extreme physical struggles in the last few days, Clark has found a measure of peace at the end of the movie since he's become Superman and has secured a stable job as a reporter. Yet thousands upon thousands have died, parts of the city of Metropolis has been destroyed, and Clark has been [[TheseHandsHaveKilled forced to take the life of General Zod, the last of his species, to save others from a problem that wouldn't have happened if not for his existence.]]
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'': Superman is dead and Steppenwolf is coming, but so is the Justice League, with both Batman and Wonder Woman having their faith rekindled by Superman's sacrifice and once again willing to fight for humanity.
** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'': Diana wastes Ares and brings an end to World War I, but Steve is forced to sacrifice himself to destroy the chemical weapon and Diana realizes that she will never be able to completely eradicate mankind's flaws.
** ''Film/Aquaman2018'': More sweet than bitter, as Aquaman is able to ascend to his proper place as King of Atlantis, finds love through Mira, ensures his mother and father are able to properly reunite, and indicates he could be on good terms with his brother in due time. But Black Manta is still alive, hellbent on hunting Aquaman down to the ends of the Earth to ensure his father is avenged, and there's still a long way to go before the surface world and Atlantis can make peace. At least with Arthur on the throne, the oceans are at peace.
** ''Film/Shazam2019'': Billy has found a good home and a family that loves him, is able to put the demons of being abandoned by his birth mother behind him, he and his foster siblings are all superheroes, and Dr. Sivanna is now behind bars. But it doesn't change that Billy still went through a lot of trauma to get him to where he needed to be, he has to live with the fact that his birth mother selfishly chose to leave him, and unknown to him, Mr. Mind is planning on teaming up with Sivanna to TakeOverTheWorld. And the previous champion who once wielded the powers of Shazam? [[Film/BlackAdam2022 He's still out there, and the balance of power in the DC Universe will change forever when he returns.]]
** ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'': The titular team was able to stop Black Mask and put his organization down, Montoya, Huntress, and Black Canary are able to put their newfound wealth towards forming a proper superhero team, and Harley is able to find some proper independence from The Joker. But that doesn't change the fact she's still a wanted criminal, who takes Cassandra with her on the run to live their lives however they please, causing chaos along the way.
** ''Film/WonderWoman1984'': The Earth has been spared from nuclear destruction, humanity was able to briefly unite on a single front to save it, Diana is back up to full strength (and possibly able to find someone to love again), and Maxwell Lord is able to assure himself his son truly loves him. However, countless destruction was wrought everywhere, many a lives were lost in the chaos, Barbara, though no longer The Cheetah, is a shell of the NiceGirl she once was and is left embittered about being rendered powerless, and Diana was forced to let Steve go for good in order to prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'': The Justice League has saved the world from certain destruction with each team member feels more personally fulfilled and ready to move on to their next adventure. Unfortunately, Darkseid has his sights set on Earth and is already planning a full-scale invasion. Lex Luthor also broke out of Arkham Asylum and is conspiring with Deathstroke to kill Batman. It's also implied that events have been set in motion which will inevitably lead to Darkseid's victory, the deaths of Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, and the corruption of Superman. With that in mind, what details that are out there about Zack Snyder's intended story arc indicate that the story has a happy ending where this timeline is averted.
** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': The Squad has been granted their freedom, Bloodsport is able to find a way to spend time with his daughter, and Starro is destroyed--albeit very tragically for a creature that just wanted to roam the stars. But everyone who isn't Bloodsport, Harley, Ratcatcher, or King Shark (aside from Peacemaker and Weasel, who are both revealed as still alive) was mercilessly killed, Rick Flagg was executed because HeKnowsTooMuch, the Task Force X program is still alive and kicking, and those who rebelled against Waller for wanting to blow up the Squad for disobeying orders is now on her shitlist or in prison. And those unlucky few not in jail now have to keep tabs on Peacemaker, [[Series/Peacemaker2022 whose own show proves just as bittersweet.]]

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'' ends with Bruce having defeated the Abomination, but once more on the run as a fugitive, and unable to be with Betty, though it's implied that Bruce has gained a bit more control over the Hulk.
** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' ends with Thor putting a stop to Loki's plans, making amends with his father and regaining his powers. However the Bifrost Bridge has been destroyed and Thor is now separated from Jane and Earth indefinitely until she manages to open a bridge to Asgard. Also, Loki is alive and well on Earth and making a grab for the Cosmic Cube. But the ending credits tells the audience that Thor will be joining the Avengers.
** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', the world is saved from the Red Skull and UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 was won by the Allies, but Steve Rogers wakes up seventy years into the future with the people and the life that he knew gone, and he says with disappointment, "[[TearJerker I had a date...]]".
** ''Film/IronMan3'':
*** The film ends with Tony Stark emerging victorious against the true Mandarin, Aldrich Killian, and saves Pepper (who saved Tony from Killian), but Tony destroys all his armored suits, has the arc reactor removed, and is Iron Man... no more. And his Malibu home is destroyed, too.
*** The fake Mandarin, Trevor Slattery, also has one. He goes to prison for actions he thought were not real and just publicity stunts, but at least gets the audience he wanted, and has protection and friends in prison. Then he is kidnapped by the ''real'' Ten Rings and is sent off to be [[TearJerker executed by them for something he never really wanted to do and only took part in because he needed money.]] ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' fortunately spares him, but it doesn't change the fact he spends the next several years as an imprisoned court jester.
** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', HYDRA's plan is foiled, but S.H.I.E.L.D. is forced into dismantlement, Cap redeemed his best friend turned villain but Bucky still remains amnesiac, and TheStinger reveals a new villain who took the events that happened as an excuse to unveil his own evil plot in the second Avengers movie.
** In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', the Avengers defeated Ultron and saved the city with majority of its people. But Quicksilver was killed, Bruce Banner / Hulk left the team, for fearing to endanger innocent lives, including Natasha, and while Captain America and Tony departed as friends, despite their coming to blows in film, [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar we know it won't last.]]
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' splits the difference between this trope and RayOfHopeEnding. The good news: unlike the comic book event, EveryoneLives! The other five Winter Soldiers weren't unleashed on the world, everyone's back out of TheAlcatraz, and the villain is in custody. The bad news: the Avengers really, truly did split up, and not in a [[Film/TheAvengers2012 simple misunderstanding]] way. The only active members left are Iron Man and Vision after the majority of the heroes in both lineups have had to go into hiding--and after Rhodey was paralyzed by a misaimed shot from Vision. Meanwhile in Wakanda, where Black Panther is hosting the now-former superheroes, Bucky is going back into cryostasis because no one knows how to remove what's left of his brainwashing, and Wakanda is risking a war by hosting them all. It's hard to say whether all of the former outweighs all of the latter. But at the very least, [[ComicBook/SpiderMan a young new hero]] is on the rise, and soon New York will truly have a protector all to its own.
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'': Peter has managed to grow a little more since his last outing--Vulture is bested and behind bars, the villain's weapons operation is shut down for good, Tony (who finally ties the knot with Pepper) and Happy are much more supportive of their young charge, and Peter feels he can be the hero New York needs, even if that means turning down a chance to join The Avengers. But it all came at the expense of losing Liz, who moves away to Oregon thinking that Peter just upped and left her, Toomes, though grateful that Peter saved his life to the point he denies knowing his true identity, is told a group is forming to take Spidey down (and, as ''Film/Morbius2022' shows, he's the one who decides to act on making that group) and can never see his family again, and Aunt May finds out her nephew is the one behind the mask.
** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': Wakanda is safe from Killmonger's reign, T'Challa is restored to the throne, the bond with the Border Tribe is even stronger than before, and the nation is prepared to open its borders to the world so they can be a pillar for the black community, with both Shuri and Nakia being key figures towards their community outreach program. But Killmonger bleeds out rather than be imprisoned, it doesn't change the fact that many Wakandans sided with the would-be-king in his coup, many of their numbers are slain, and there are still those who undoubtedly seek the precious resources within. Nevertheless, the Black Panther stands firm, and his people will rise to the challenge.
** Whoo, boy ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' goes above and beyond all of this! Thanos is dead - both the present day and a past iteration - and his army along with him and those snapped by Thanos are restored. However, the cost is quite high as Black Widow dies triggering the Soul Stone in the past similarly to how Gamora was killed in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and Iron Man dies using the Infinity Stones to snap away Thanos and his army. Returning Mljonir and the Infinity Stones to their rightful place in time leads to Captain America deciding to return to the past, marrying Peggy Carter and living the life he missed. When he returns in the present day, he's an old man, but decides to give Sam Wilson the shield, letting him become the new Captain America. Heroes who perished by other means, such as Gamora and Vision, as well as places that were destroyed were unable to return to life or be restored. However, thanks to time travel shenanigans, ''a'' Gamora exists in the present, but she's pre-''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', thus leading the Guardians to try and find her with Thor tagging along to find other Asgardians. Meanwhile, things aren't exactly the same as they were prior to The Snap as everyone who was brought back has to deal with the fact they lost five years with their loved ones who survived and the changes that have taken place.
** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'': Peter is finally able to overcome the pressures of being the next Iron Man and rise to be a hero free from his mentor's shadow, master his Spider-Sense, win over Michelle, and best Mysterio before he can use E.D.I.T.H. to make himself [[EngineeredHeroics the hero he's desperate to be]]. But typical Parker luck strikes as Mysterious posthumously frames Peter for killing him ''and'' exposing his secret identity to J. Jonah Jameson, who broadcasts the story throughout the world. And [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome it only gets worse from there.]]
** ''Film/BlackWidow2021'': Natasha has destroyed the Black Widow program, Taskmaster and the other Widows are finally free of their programming, and she's properly reconciled with her FamilyOfChoice. Unfortunately, she's still a fugitive, and [[DoomedByCanon destined to die]] down the line, there's still more of a mess to clean up that Dreykov left behind, and when events come to pass, Yelena is left in this world without a sister--and [[Series/Hawkeye2021 a new target]].
** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'': The Dweller in Darkness is stopped before it can consume the souls of everyone on the planet, Shang-Chi is able to reconcile both sides of his family, and the village from where his mother hails from is saved. But many souls were claimed in the battle, including his father--a very conflicted, but still caring man--his sister (to his lack of knowledge) has taken the Ten Rings for herself to rebuild Wenwu's empire under her watchful eye, and The Avengers have come to his aid for a threat from beyond all understanding that seems to have taken notice of Earth.
** ''Film/{{Eternals}}'': The Eternals were able to stop the Emergence, but Ikaris feels guilty for his actions and flies into the sun to kill himself. After a few weeks, Thena, Druig, and Makkari leave the Earth to find other Eternals to tell them the truth of their purpose, but Arishem comes to Earth and takes the remaining Eternals off the planet and tells them he'll spare the Earth for now but will return for judgement for the planet, and he takes them away. Now the other Eternals have a mission to rescue their missing comrades, with the unexpected aid of Starfox, brother of Thanos, and his drunken aid Pip the Troll. And Dane Whitman has his own story to tell, as he seeks to pick up a sword he just discovered to rescue his beloved Sersei...only for [[ComicBook/{{Blade}} the Daywalker himself]] to enter the fray.
** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'': Possibly the most bittersweet across all the ''Spider-Man'' movies, which is saying something. Peter Parker is able to redeem the supervillains with [[AllianceOfAlternates the help of his alternate selves]], who return to their home dimensions with their respective Spider-Men, and his SecretIdentity is once again restored. However, our hero loses '''everything''' in the process -- Aunt May is dead, meaning Peter's emotional rock is gone and he has no means to financially support himself, the entire world forgets that Peter Parker exists, including MJ and Ned, and Peter has to get a GED because he had to drop out of high school, now living alone in an empty apartment. [[RayOfHopeEnding Nonetheless, Peter soldiers on as he continues his journey as a superhero, starting all over again.]] As for everyone else? The villains, though still forced to live with the guilt of their actions, are able to return home to their dimensions and live out their lives in an altered timeline--Norman can be with his son, Otto can finally have clean energy available like he always wanted, Flint can be with his daughter, Connors is free of the Lizard and will not have killed Captain Stacey, and Max knows he's not alone in this world anymore. Even their respective Peters can find peace knowing that Peter-2 has cured Norman like he always wanted, and Peter-3 can move on from Gwen's death at long last for being able to save Michelle Jones. But it still doesn't take away any of the pain they've experienced.
** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'': In general, both Stephen and Wanda lose their loved ones with little chance of getting them back. Stephen and America are able to convince Wanda to free herself from the Darkhold's influence and accept her children can never be brought back nor should variants of them be stolen from their own mothers, but the despair and remorse she feels is too great and she collapses a mountain on top of herself, seemingly ending a grief-filled character arc. Stephen also has to accept that he can't be with Christine, but admits that he still and will always love her. On a global scale, the Darkhold and the Tomb of the Damned are destroyed by a repentant Wanda, eliminating a huge mystical threat from all universes. However, The Masters of the Mystic Arts and Kamar-Taj suffer heavy losses, and the Avengers (or a comparative superpowered protector group) have yet to reform, leaving Earth's defenses weakened (and down one more powerhouse after Wanda took herself out). Earth-838 also loses its greatest defenders, the Illuminati. But on the "sweet" side, America trains at Kamar-Taj and has obviously bonded with Wong and Stephen, who is moving on from Christine. Stephen has more adventures to go on with Clea.
** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'': Shuri succeeds in saving Riri Williams, recreates the Heart-Shaped Herb, allowing the legacy of the Black Panther to continue and maintain Wakanda's greatest protector, and is able to let go of her vengeance over Ramonda's death at the very last second and make peace with Namor, who accepts her truce offer, and the conflict between Wakanda and Talokan is stopped before it escalates into an all-out war, giving Wakanda an ally that would be capable of helping them against the onslaught of the powers of the world after their Vibranium. However, the alliance is ultimately one of convenience and may well have consequences for the wider world: As Namor states, the rest of the world are still focused on Wakanda as it's still barely recovering country that is now at its weakest state due to the loss of all but one of its royal family members. Wakanda has no other allies but Talokan, and with Talokanians tendency for violence and extreme ways, while Wakanda would be protected, it could potentially cause many innocents on the opposing countries to die. That said, M'Baku assumes the throne, meaning Wakanda will have a strong leader along with Shuri as it's greatest protector, so there is still hope that Wakanda can recover. In addition, Shuri is also able to finally accept T'Challa's death and it's revealed that Nakia has a son with T'Challa before his untimely death who is now living a normal life free from the conflicts of the world, giving them both peace.

* ''Film/ThePunisher2004'': Frank Castle ruthlessly and meticulously avenges his murdered family, hunting down and wiping out the Saints and their entire gang and their operations, before returning to his apartment to [[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]]. Before he can go through with it, he has a [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane vision or memory]] of his dead wife, and changes his mind at the last moment. He later departs on good terms with his neighbors after leaving them some cash, [[ThatManIsDead leaves his life as Frank Castle behind him]], and sets out to become the infamous wandering [[VigilanteMan vigilante]] the world will come to know as Comicbook/ThePunisher.

* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** ''Film/SpiderMan1'': Peter manages to save MJ and all the children, but Norman Osborn is dead, Harry blames Spider-Man for it, and Peter realizes that he cannot be with MJ because of the risk his lifestyle poses to her.
** ''Film/SpiderMan2'': Though Peter has struggled with balancing out his life with his superhero lifestyle, he's finally able to win over Mary Jane, who accepts the risk of being with him. Doc Ock is beaten and dead, but redeemed himself to ensure he wouldn't die a monster. However, Harry knows Peter and Spider-Man are one in the same, and plans on following in his late father's villainous footsteps.
** ''Film/SpiderMan3'': Eddie Brock and Venom are both dead, Peter and MJ are able to reconcile, and both Peter and Sandman are able to make peace over the death of Uncle Ben. But Harry, though knowing the full truth of his father's death and reconciling with Peter, perishes to save his best friend from Venom's rampage.

* ''Film/Supergirl1984'': Selena is defeated and Supergirl returns the Omegahedron to Argo City but she has to leave behind the friends she made on Earth.

* ''Film/Venom2018'': Eddie Brock and the titular symbiote have successfully stopped Carlton Drake and Riot from unleashing an invasion on San Fransisco, Brock has his career as a journalist back and is on friendlier terms with Ann, and Venom has a nice big supply of bad guys he can eat. However, Brock's never going to be able to win Ann back no matter what he tries, as neither he nor Venom seem willing to move on. Moreover, a serial killer named Cletus Kassidy has taken an interest in Brock and left a promise--a promise that [[Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage there will be Carnage]].
* ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'': Carnage, Cletus Kassidy, and Shriek are dead, Eddie and Venom's bond is now stronger than ever, and Earth will ensure there is a "Lethal Protector" around to defend the innocent and eat the guilty. But Ann and her fiancé are forced to flee, ensuring that Eddie will never see her again, let alone win her back, both he and Venom are now fugitives on the run, and Detective Mulligan seems to be developing powers of his own. And just as the two are trying to enjoy a nice vacation, a mysterious light flashes, and they somehow end up in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', where they witness Peter Parker being exposed as Spider-Man on TV. And it seems Venom recognizes his foe all too well...
-->'''Venom:''' '''THAT. GUY.'''

* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': In the new timeline, the Sentinel Program never gets off the ground and Trask is arrested for selling military secrets. Cyclops, Jean and others are BackFromTheDead because their deaths never happened. The Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters is alive and thriving. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, Logan's a history teacher now. On the bitter side, only Logan is the same character as before. Everyone else is new. This means that the characters that we have followed for the last 14 years died horrible deaths before being erased from history.]]
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Apocalypse is dead, Magneto is reformed and redeemed, Jean Grey has full control over her powers, Mystique is an X-Man, Xavier and Moira are back together, and the school is rebuilt. However, Cairo is a smoking ruin, Magneto had caused a lot of destruction across the planet, the balance of global power has been thrown into chaos with the loss of the world's nuclear arsenal, ''which are still floating in space'', and humans are now having second thoughts about embracing mutants. If anything, the defeat of Apocalypse is just chapter 1 in what is probably a much bigger story about the conflict between mutants and humans.
** ''Film/{{Logan}}'': The X-Men are no more and natural-born mutantkind is already doomed to extinction. But Logan, Charles, and Caliban all found peace before and in death, Transigen has been destroyed with the deaths of its leaders Rice and Pierce as well as its greatest creation X-24, and Laura and the surviving X-23 mutants are now free to live their lives in peace. Even the final shot is heartbreakingly beautiful and sweet: Laura turns the cross on Logan's grave into an X, as if a sendoff to everything and everyone the X-Men were.
** ''Film/DarkPhoenix'': On the bitter side: Mystique is dead and Jean's actions have caused another setback in mutatn-human relations. On the plus side: the X-Men thwarted an AlienInvasion, they and the Brotherhood of Mutants are on friendlier terms, and Jean, having ascended to a higher plan of existance, may return someday.

* ''Film/TheHumans'': Erik and Deirdre are in a miserable position, but still love and care for each other; Mo Mo is unlikely to survive another year but has reassured the family that she's not afraid; and Aimee and Brigid will survive and manage their lackluster personal lives. The film ends when Erik gets himself out of a panic attack and leaves the hellish Thanksgiving dinner.

** In ''Film/LondonHasFallen'', Mike saves President Asher and the terrorists including Barkawi are dead. However, so are the countless innocent civilians, the other world leaders, and Lynne Jacobs.

* ''God Bless the Child'' ends with Theresa being forced to give up her daughter Hillary so she can live a life free from homelessness, and it ends with a scene of Hillary crying as she is taken away by social workers. Also counts as an AmbiguousEnding since it's unknown how Hillary's life will turn out in the future.

* ''Film/{{Nightbooks}}'': Alex and Yazmin manage to escape and return to their parents, killing the original witch in the process. But the other kids Natacha kidnapped are still trapped in their doll forms, and Natacha survived.

* ''Fil/WhiteMenCantJump'': Billy and Sidney have gotten enough money so Sidney can move his family to a better neighborhood and Billy can finally pay off the Stucci brothers; not only that, but Billy and Sidney finally seem to be back on good terms, with him intending to get Billy a job. However, Gloria has most likely left Billy for good.